[mythtv-users] Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?

[Ramon Redondo]

> I am using nuvexport (using ffmpeg) but the picture quality is taking a
> huge hit.
>
> My half hour TV show is a 1.??GB .nuv file but transcoded to MPEG-2 DVD is
> around 400MB and it shows it.
>
> What's the trick?
>
> Much appreciated.

It would help if you mentioned what you use for capture... is it a
hardware MPEG encoder (i.e. PVR-150) or is it just a frame grabber?

I believe that there is a losslesss was to convert the output of the
hardware encoders to DVD, assuming you started with the correct
resolution etc.

If you are using a frame grabber, I could pass on the 'formula' I use
with NUVEXPORT which does a decent job at maintaining quality.